{"id":85620,"date":"2018-01-23T20:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T01:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=85620"},"modified":"2018-01-23T20:00:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:22:05","slug":"kimber-aegis-a-shield-maiden-on-your-hip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/kimber-aegis-a-shield-maiden-on-your-hip\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Dot Ready Always: Kimber’s Aegis Elite 1911 \u2013 SHOT Show 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new Optics Included Kimbers are available in 9mm and .45 ACP.<\/p><\/div>\n

Kimber America is embracing the tactical lifestyle with their updated-for-2018 Aegis Elite carry pistols. Not only are the slides cut for mini red dot sights, these guns come with Vortex optics installed from the factory.<\/p>\n

Both the compact Aegis Elite Pro<\/a> and full-size Aegis Elite Custom<\/a> have Vortex Venom 6 MOA red dot optics<\/a> standard, along with raised suppressor sights for backup. And both guns are offered chambered for either 9mm Luger or .45 ACP.<\/p>\n

(Kimber isn’t leaving traditionalists out in the cold here. They are also offering the updated Elite models with standard slides and sights.)<\/p>\n

Overview<\/h2>\n

Kimber’s Aegis Elite series of 1911s is designed for people who want a cutting-edge everyday carry pistol and a classic handgun at the same. Aegis handguns are beautiful and functional, built for hard duty.<\/p>\n

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The Vortex Venom Red Dot has an MSRP of $329 standalone.<\/p><\/div>\n

These guns have a smooth, matte finish on the slide and frame. The frames are matte silver while the slides have a deep matte black finish for that two-tone look. The machined G10 grips blend the two together with black and silver highlights.<\/p>\n

In addition to the G10 grips the frontstraps and backstraps are finely checkered and serrated for a positive grip. The frames are bobcut for added comfort for all-day carry. The compact has diamond-pattern rear slide serrations while the full-size has serrations front and rear.<\/p>\n

The guns blend the modern and the traditional well. They have standard right-hand controls and short beavertails that don’t protrude matched with lightened and skeletonized hammers and triggers popular with the bulk of 1911s in production today.\"Red<\/p>\n

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